Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has established its first university-based
research center in Israel. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Sets Up
University Research Center It has been reported that Microsoft Corporation
(NASDAQ:MSFT) has launched its first ever academic research center in Israel on
the campus of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. The center, which is
a five-year research and education partnership between the Technion, Microsoft
Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Research, and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)
Online Services Division, aims to promote and fund basic research in the areas
of computer science, artificial intelligence, game theory, economics and
psychology. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is investing $1.5 million in the
center. David Ku, Corporate VP for Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)
Advertising R&D, said that, "This joint research center with the Technion is
the first of its kind established by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) with
Israeli academia – and there are few like it elsewhere in the world. We
believe that this cooperation between Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Online
Services, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Research and the Technion has the
potential to help usher in the next generation of technology and customer
value". Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares were at 26.28 at the end of the
last days trading. Theres been a 8.3% movement in the stock price over the past
3 months. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion:
Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.73 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3 Months
Ago: 1.8 Zacks Rank: 30 out of 92 in the industry
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